Fashion in Paris; the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 (1898)
Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931, Loyd, Mary Sophia Hely-Hutchinson, 1853-1936, Courboin, François, 1865-1926 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 53
impudence. By degrees, however, this transparentfashion in dress was altered. In Womansempire every change is swift. Towards themonth Brumaire, in the year VII, dressesa P Egyptienne, turbans a P Algerienne, scarves au Nil, and caps en Crocodile, held the fancy of our frivolous fair ones.The… … 1799 18 FASHION IN PARIS in a military form, repeated with endless variations, and successivelyadorned with emblems, riddles, arabesques, cameos and cyphers. The hair was ruffled up by hand, a la Titus or a la Caracalla, jockeycaps were worn, and post-boys caps, and hunting-caps trimmed withpoppy…
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